823 Advizers

Silvia

Realtor / Investor / Advisor

EXP Realty / Golden Gate Investments

UC Berkeley
UCLA - MBA

Silvia Damen has over 25 years experience in real estate investing, and 10 years investing as an angel investor and venture capital investing.
UC Berkeley - Social Sciences

UC Berkeley - Social Sciences

UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson

Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Real Estate
Real Estate
Economics
Political Science, American Studies
Scholarship Recipient
Pell Grant Recipient
First Generation College Student

Q1Career path

Finance

Entrepreneurship

Real Estate Investing

13:24

"I really highly recommend informational interviews to people in college to give them an opportunity to see what other careers are like."

Q2Main responsibilities

Entrepreneurship

Investment

Real Estate

0:39

"I am my own boss, which I love."

Q3Day in the life

Investment Strategies

Venture Capital

Startup Advising

4:16

"Being on LinkedIn, social media a lot, and seeing what's going on in the world that I'm interested in."

Q4Most important skills - role

Resilience

Stress Management

Multitasking

0:23

"The ability to multitask, the ability to keep 18 balls in the air without letting one drop and to do it with a smile on your face and not getting overwhelmed."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Investment

Financial Advising

Real Estate

2:29

"I call it like sprinkle, um, magic dust on their homes because I transform them."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Time Management

Technology

Real Estate

0:54

"Keeping up with technology and leveraging the technology to help me manage my jobs better."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Investment

Networking

Real Estate

1:11

"I enjoy, um, making people happy, um, and, um, giving them guidance, uh, when I can and, um, having them trust me."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Interpersonal Skills

Multitasking

Patience

1:44

"People who have a lot of patience...particularly in the real estate industry."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Career Strategies

Industry Insights

Mentorship

1:30

"I wish I would've had a mentor, um, to help guide me."

Q10Entry-level positions

Real Estate

Internship

Venture Capital

1:04

"It's not as intellectually stimulating, but at least you kind of get an idea of a day in the life of a realtor."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Mentorship

Real Estate Coaching

Networking

1:32

"It really expands opportunities and ideas of what others are doing in the field."

Q12College ideas for success

Career Exploration

Informational Interviews

Networking

0:42

"It's all about networking and asking people for informational interviews and being curious and being open and always learning."

Q14Advice for social science majors finding their first job

AI

Skills

Future of Work

0:32

"Learn as much as you can about AI because that's the future."